Although AIDS was a major obstacle to rural development, several countries had shown that positive results could be achieved in the fight against the pandemic. Speakers had been unanimous in stressing that reproductive health was important, and that it should be depoliticized and declared a human right.
Si bien el SIDA representa un obstáculo de envergadura para el desarrollo rural, la experiencia de ciertos países demuestra que se pueden obtener resultados en la lucha contra esta pandemia; de forma unánime, los participantes han destacado la importancia de la salud reproductiva, un tema al que conviene despojar de su carácter político y darle rango de derecho humano.